“When there is the bustle of progress everywhere, will Utkal be still in slumber ?” This line from Fakir mohan Senapati first original poem Utkal Bhraman (Tours of Odisha) not only epitomises his literary overview but also depicts his…
Bhubaneswar gets another Library with 25,000 books at Kalpana Square
Bhubaneswar based group – Singhi Charitable Trust – has opened this library, Singhi Readers’ Hub, which houses 25,000 books in various subjects, mostly for academics and research. The library was thrown open to the public on Sunday. Pratap Singh Singhi, a 63-year-old businessman…
Rourkela to IIM Calcutta to Author of Shiva Trilogy which sold 2.5 million copies
Amish Tripathi grew up near Rourkela, Odisha. He is an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He worked for 14 years in the financial services industry, in companies such as Standard Chartered, DBS Bank andIDBI Federal…
Bhubaneswar Launch of Defiant Dreams – Tales of Everyday Divas, an anthology on everyday women
Dear Friends, You are cordially invited for the Bhubaneswar Launch of Defiant Dreams – Tales of Everyday Divas, an anthology on 24 short stories on everyday women. Join us at Walking Bookfairs garden, 5Pm on 9th April 2016 for some…
Bhubaneswar based Travelling Library concept Walking Bookfairs featured in BBC News
What is the most amount of books you have carried while travelling? Whatever your record, it’s unlikely that you have beaten Satabdi Mishra and Akshaya Ravtaray. The two friends are on an ambitious 10,000 km (6,213 miles) road trip in…
Nikita Singh Author of many bestsellers coming to Bhubaneswar for her new book launch
Nikita Singh is the bestselling author of eight novels, including Love @ Facebook, Accidentally In Love and The Promise. She has co-authored two books with Durjoy Datta, titled If It’s Not Forever and Someone Like You. She has also contributed…
21 Yr old CET Undergrad Prachi Prangya Agasti comes up with her next Novel White Night Moonbeams
Prachi Prangya Agasti, age 21 years is an undergraduate pursuing her B-tech at College of Engineering and Technology in her native place Odisha. She is her father’s cherished daughter, her mother’s nagging yet lovable doll and her friends’ adored…
Exclusive Book Reading of The Dormant State at Bakul Library Bhubaneswar
Born and brought up in Odisha, Dibya Satpathy according to his own words was an average student who was far more interested in plays than textbooks. A gradual leaning towards literature was only obvious. A National Defence Academy Graduate, Class of…
An Interview with Dibya Satpathy launching his debut book : political fiction based on Odisha
Born and brought up in Odisha, Dibya Satpathy according to his own words was an average student who was far more interested in plays than textbooks. A gradual leaning towards literature was only obvious. A National Defence Academy Graduate, Class of…
Two Youngsters from Odisha on unique journey to promote reading across 20 states of India
Bhubaneswar-based ‘Bibliophile Travellers’ Akshaya Rautaray and Satabdi Mishra (pictured above) of ‘Walking BookFairs’ are travelling to 20 states, 10,000 km for a period of 90 days as part of their ‘Read More India 2015′ book tour to promote reading. The…